e. appeased Federalist merchants.
20. Which of the following statements correctly describes the effects of President Madison’s
Non-Intercourse Act?
a. It reopened trade with all foreign countries.
b. It reopened trade with both France and Great Britain.
c. It conditionally reopened trade with all foreign countries.
d. It reopened trade with all foreign countries except France and Great Britain.
e. It closed trade with all foreign countries but France and Great Britain.
21. In 1812, President James Madison asked Congress to declare war because
a. of violations of U.S. rights as a neutral nation.
b. France violated American neutrality.
c. Federalists called for a defense of American honor.
d. Great Britain declared war first.
e. all Americans supported this conflict.
22. As the United States drifted into the War of 1812 under James Madison’s leadership, many
Americans in the western regions grew to endorse the war due to
a. British-supported Indian attacks in the Ohio Valley region.
b. Seminole Indian attacks on the Florida-Georgia border.
c. Delaware Indian attacks in Jamestown, Virginia.
d. the poor treatment Native Americans received at the hands of the American government.
e. William Henry Harrison’s alliances with native tribes in the Indiana Territory.
23. Which statement best describes the circumstances at the start of the War of 1812?
a. Great Britain and the United States were both eager to fight.
b. Native Americans convinced the United States to fight.
c. Americans in the South and West supported the war; those in New England opposed it.
d. All Americans were focused on the acquisition of Canada.
e. Most southerners opposed the war.
24. According to the textbook, the primary causes of the War of 1812 were
a. impressment and British alliances with the Cherokee Indian tribe.
b. impressment and British attacks on American shipping vessels.
c. the concerns expressed in the South over American honor.
d. the desire to expand into Canada and tariffs.
e. the desire to acquire western Florida and British espionage.
25. Reacting to land-hungry whites and their constant westward expansion, __________, a
spiritual leader, and __________, a military leader, demanded change from Native
Americans in the West.
a. Tippecanoe; Tecumseh
b. Powhatan; Mohegan
c. Tenskwatawa; Tippecanoe
d. Mohegan; Chippewa
e. Tenskwatawa; Tecumseh
26. Which of the following statements about Tecumseh’s Indian Confederacy is accurate?
a. It was a group of Native American nations that fought and were defeated by William
Henry Harrison’s troops.
b. It was an idea envisioned by Tecumseh, but the only tribes he managed to unify were
the Shawnees.
c. It was formed based on the understanding that only Native American tribes had the right
to sell their land.
d. It consisted of Native American tribes found only in Canada and was a response to
American expansion into Canada.
e. It lasted for centuries and was successful in negotiating a series of treaties with the
United States.
27. At the Battle of __________, Governor William Henry Harrison led 1,000 troops in a
victorious campaign against Native Americans in the Indian Territory.
a. Tippecanoe
b. Bunker Hill
c. Fort Ticonderoga
d. the Reservations
e. Caney Creek
28. What was the significance of the Hartford Convention?
a. It was called by rogue Republicans critical of President Madison.
b. It proposed the overthrow of the American government.
c. It was organized by Federalists to protest the War of 1812.
d. It occurred at the start of the War of 1812.
e. It was the work of southern war hawks.
29. Some Americans’ desired war with Great Britain in 1812 because they wanted to make
__________ and __________ U.S. territories.
a. Cuba; Puerto Rico
b. Louisiana; Texas
c. Canada; Florida
d. the Great Lakes; Mississippi River Valley
e. Ohio; Indiana
30. __________ tended to make up the group known as “war hawks.”
a. Young congressmen from Northern cities
b. Federalists from the mid-Atlantic
c. Young congressmen from the South and West
d. Recent immigrants to the United States
e. Seasoned members of Congress
31. At the outset of the War of 1812, it became apparent that the United States
a. did not need a national bank.
b. had many qualified potential soldiers to draw on.
c. had a stronger economy than ever.
d. had not been hurt militarily by Jeffersonian cuts.
e. was not prepared for war.
32. The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was signed in __________ in __________.
a. Ghent; 1814
b. Philadelphia; 1814
c. Paris; 1815
d. Washington, D.C.; 1814
e. New York; 1815
33. The Treaty of Ghent
a. gave the United States control of Canada.
b. gave the United States control of Florida.
c. was grudgingly accepted by the British.
d. stopped British support of Indian attacks in the Northwest.
e. meant more territory for the British Empire.
34. Which of the following was true of Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans?
a. It resulted in the signing of the treaty that ended the war.
b. It forced the British to acknowledge American military superiority.
c. It came with extremely high casualties for the United States.
d. It was largely due to the help of Napoléon’s army.
e. It occurred after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed.
35. Which of the following statements regarding the Battle of New Orleans is accurate?
a. It was embarrassing because it happened after the Treaty of Ghent.
b. It won the war for the United States.
c. It was a psychological victory for the United States.
d. It was a psychological victory for Great Britain.
e. It was quickly forgotten because of its insignificance.
36. At the Hartford Convention, delegates from New England states implied that they might
__________ if their demands were not met.
a. rebel
b. secede
c. not send any soldiers
d. not help finance the war
e. shut down their factories
37. What was a consequence of the War of 1812?
a. American patriotism increased.
b. Madison’s popularity declined.
c. American nationalism declined.
d. Americans continued to feel threatened by the British.
e. The lives of Native Americans improved.
38. Which of the following statements about the United States in the aftermath of the War of
1812 is accurate?
a. The United States suffered economically as a result of the war.
b. The United States saw no economic changes as a result of the war.
c. The war benefited United States economic independence.
d. Manufacturing decreased in the United States because of the war.
e. Britain ended all economic relations with the United States as a result of the War of
1812.
39. The British blockade of American ports during the War of 1812 led to the feverish
construction of more than 100 __________ in New England.
a. forts
b. bunkers equipped with cannons
c. cotton textile mills
d. food distribution sites
e. kerosene refineries
40. Which of the following occurred because of the War of 1812?
a. Many Native Americans were relocated to newly created reservations.
b. Native Americans were seen as an important constituency in the United States.
c. The United States economy became firmly based on agrarian production.
d. Americans became less patriotic.
e. Federalists and Republicans found common ground and merged into a single party.
41. Between 1800 and 1820 the U.S. population west of __________ rose from 300,000 to 2
million.
a. the Mississippi River
b. the Rocky Mountains
c. Indiana and Ohio
d. the Appalachian Mountains
e. the Ohio River
ESSAY
1. How did President Jefferson’s “republicanism” differ from the administrations of
Washington and Adams?
2. Discuss the issues that led to the Louisiana Purchase. What impact did the purchase and the
subsequent Lewis and Clark expedition have on developing the United States west of the
Mississippi?
3. Why did the United States go to war with Britain in 1812? Which groups of people supported
and opposed the war? Why?
4. The War of 1812 was fought on three fronts: the South, the North, and along Chesapeake
Bay. Discuss the course of the war along those three fronts. What were the successes and
failures of the American military along those three fronts?
5. Explain how the war between Great Britain and Napoleonic France from 1803–1815 affected
society and politics in the United States during that same period.
MATCHING
Match each person or group with one of the following descriptions.
a. Became an American hero as a result of the Battle of New Orleans
b. Captured American ships and enslaved the crews
c. Negotiated the Louisiana Purchase
d. Died at the Battle of the Thames in 1813
e. Was a war hawk
f. Saw the British attack of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor
g. Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel
h. Was a chief justice from South Carolina
i. Became an American naval hero in the War of 1812
j. Assisted the Corps of Discovery as a guide, translator, and negotiator
1. Aaron Burr
2. Henry Clay
3. Tecumseh
4. Barbary Pirates
5. Francis Scott Key
6. Sacagawea
7. Robert R. Livingston
8. Andrew Jackson
9. John Marshall
10. Oliver H. Perry
